The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-03-16
THINGS TERRITORIAL.

weak, and are very easily captured.
Mountain lions are becoming numer-
GUS in the National Park, and are prov
ing very destructive to elk and deer.
The Musselshell cattle put on the Crow
reservation. are said to be faring worse
than those on the range,
tits reported that Grow Agent Williams
son will not allow cattlcmen to go on the
reservation to skin such animals as stray
ed over there to die,
A powder explosion is reported about
eight miles above Great Falls, on the
Montana Central road. It killed two
men named Geo. Lawrence and Cla,
Archer and wounded several Others,
Walter Jordan of Fort Buford. Dakota.
has been appointed appraiser of the
right of way Of the st. Paul, Minneapolis
and Manitoba railway company through
the Fort Berthold and Blackfcet Indian
reservations.
There will probably be but one round-
up this season, and that will not com.
mence before June or July, as what cat,
VIC sio'eisa',se ." 'he range VIII not oe
ma " "oiA' anu ''e er"p o' caves
will be short anyhow.
Notwithstanding the fuel and food
famine, ther has not been a single in
stance OF suffering Tor the necessarles OF
life IN Fort Benton this winter and not
even one case requiring public or private
charity.
So much opposition, congressional and
otherwise, has developed to the agree.
ments made by the northwestern Indian
commission that 1t is feared its work
may be entirely wasted. Protests loud
and long are coming i'll against the Fort
berthold agreement. Montana men say
the agreements are not satisfactory. 1t
is also said that the Indians may refuse
TO abide by the agreements if not carried
out soon.
On Saturday last an indictment for
criminal lible was found against Danitl
Searles, editor of the Miner at the in
stance of Guy Y Piatt, associated editor
of the Inter Mountain, for the publica-
tion on December Is last, of an article in
wnlch approorio'is eplthets were hurled
a' ria't' Inc grand jury reviewed the
ques''oh anu ihuictea Editor flatt ior
using language tnat cast a damaging re-
hectioh upon the honor, integrity,
,es Sa,.,a. eiaa -. IT. '..,..,
,r,,,od ond a,''na',.,h pau, y "n1n IT,, We" saa
e. q, Eoo ~, '" ''''''' CIV
a hre oroke out III the Ramsey board
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adjoining. TLo,,as Ro,,n,s saloon also
a house of ill.fame The nuil1ip,s vera
owne,, bv John Moves toss 81 5oo and
were partially insured. Thomas Ropau
s,istains loss of 81 800; no insurance.
Charles Ramsey loss on furniture. 81 300.
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had saoO in non.u IL, Lou ,nr.., H.
wb;oh wa. oonsn,,aI
spe''ai uespa'c'' 10 the l1eieha IN.
uepenuen1 STATES tnat w. U. Mabury, OF
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moh'a'a oefka,.
Bitter Root valley is rapidly settling
up. Last week two parties of immigrants
seventeen from Alabama and fourteen
'roni M'Ssouri arrived ana settled IN the
yahey.
Eight hundred citizens of Billings have
petitioned congress to create new land
district with a land office ut that place.
Proposals are invited in Helena for the
construction of a @ OO0- foot tunn,, on the
ing at Helena over 70 0oo nounds ,f ,h;I.